Lee Eon
| Lee Eon | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Park Sang-min 5 February 1981 Busan, South Korea |
| Died | 21 August 2008 (aged 27) Hannam-dong, Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupation | Actor, model |
| Years active | 1999–2008 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이언 |
| Revised Romanization | I Eon |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ǒn |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 박상민 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Sang-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sang-min |
Lee Eon (5 February 1981 – 21 August 2008) was a South Korean actor and model.
Lee Eon was born Park Sang-min on 5 February 1981. Lee began practicing ssireum while in elementary school, going on to win gold medals at Korean national ssireum competitions in 1997 and 1998. As a freshman at university, he was inspired by Cha Seung-won to become a model, and after losing 30 kg (66 lb) made his debut at a fashion show in Busan in 1999. His later fashion show appearances included the Seoul Fashion Artists Association Collection.
Lee branched out into acting, making his film debut in 2006; he played a ssireum wrestler in Like a Virgin, putting his skills to good use and helping lead actor Ryu Deok-hwan learn the moves. He later appeared in the 2007 hit drama series Coffee Prince, and made his final appearance in KBS period drama Strongest Chil Woo.
Lee died in a motorcycle accident on 21 August 2008. He had been riding home from a party celebrating the airing of the last episode of Strongest Chil Woo, when his motorcycle hit the guardrail of an overpass in Hannam-dong, Seoul, at around 2 a.m. He died at the scene from a broken neck and was taken to the nearby Soonchunhyang University Hospital. Many of his colleagues attended his funeral, including Gong Yoo, his co-star in Coffee Prince, who took leave from his military service to hold Lee's memorial tablet in the procession to the grave site.
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